NationStates Jolt Archive

Yet another goodie out of Florida.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-08-18-missile-launcher-shoe_N.htm

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Police were hoping for a good turnout at their "Kicks for Guns" program to exchange weapons for sneakers, but they weren't expecting a surface-to-air missile launcher.

An man exchanged the 4-foot-long launcher for Reebok sneakers for his daughter, the Orlando Sentinel reported Friday.

Taking advantage of the exchange's no-questions-asked policy, the man was not identified. He told the Orlando Sentinel that he found the weapon in a shed he tore down last week.

"I didn't know what to do with it, so I brought it here," he told the newspaper. "I took it to three dumps to try to get rid of it and they told me to get lost."

Besides the missile launcher police collected more than 250 guns. They were all exchanged for sneakers or US$50 gift certificates.

Hahaha

If I lived in Florida, I'd hang out a sign next door offering $100 per gun. I recommend that the NS General gun nut population actually go and do that.

Have you seen the prices of shoes now days? man those guys were getting a deal!

He traded a missile launcher for a signle pair of shoes? Why not more?

He traded a missile launcher for a signle pair of shoes? Why not more?

no missiles.

I laughed my ass off. Now I get it when they say ¨Only in America¨. :D

I laughed my ass off. Now I get it when they say ¨Only in America¨. :D

Americans would say, "Only in Florida."

Americans would say, "Only in Florida."

That too.:tongue:

It's a BTM/BGM 71A-3 missile tube, as far as I can tell. More commonly known as a TOW missile tube. Not anti-aircraft, anti-tank.

He traded a missile launcher for a signle pair of shoes? Why not more?

Shoes are fucking expensive these days.

Hahaha

Ironically if it was I that posted this it would have been reported as "spam"

wonder how many of those things are still in florida circulation?

Shoes are fucking expensive these days.My shoes, for both the labor and materials, cost me only two of your American dollars. God bless sweat shop labor.;)

If I lived in Florida, I'd hang out a sign next door offering $100 per gun. I recommend that the NS General gun nut population actually go and do that.

I should do that - but what will I do with the crap .32 and .25 junk guns? What are the odds I'll get something GOOD like an HK or FN-FAL?

I wonder if they'd take a 0% lower receiver forging (http://www.dsarms.com/AR15-Lower-Receiver-7075-T6-Alloy-Forging-Military-Spec/productinfo/1001/), in exchange for sneakers. http://www.getsmileyface.com/sm/evil/210.gif

Now if we could just get all of the illegal missile launchers turned in this way...

Now if we could just get all of the illegal missile launchers turned in this way...

In some sort of missiles for shoes program? What if they turn in unguided rockets?

*starts tearing down sheds in hope to find militatry grade weapons*

It's a BTM/BGM 71A-3 missile tube, as far as I can tell. More commonly known as a TOW missile tube. Not anti-aircraft, anti-tank.

Oh, THAT makes it normal.

In some sort of missiles for shoes program? What if they turn in unguided rockets?

Then they get boots. /nodnod

thats where i left my missile launcher that bastard stole my missile launcher. I wonder if i can bring in shoes and get it back.

Oh, THAT makes it normal.

I'm just clarifying what it actually is. Also, the TOW missile tube is disposable, so without a missile it's completely harmless (unless you hit someone over the head with it). Therefore, there's really nothing wrong with someone owning it (my local army/navy surplus store is selling a demilled bazooka, because like the TOW missile tube, it can't be reloaded or fired).

I lol'd